Each era of Almodóvar's filmmaking remains vital, especially in a world increasingly flirting with authoritarianism. But perhaps his greatest achievement is the collective story his films tell: an artist growing, loving, losing, and transforming those experiences into timeless art.
This production only has two more days in Schenectady before it sets out on its national tour, and I encourage musical theater fans, historians, religion advocates, and just about everyone else to get in their cars and see this while you can.
McKay’s film has few striking images and camera angles and no special effects or melodramatic turns. Its strength lies in its truthful rendering of the relationships of teenage girls.
Ignoring the boogeymen allows their shadows to grow, but by forcing our monsters into the light, these movies give us a sense of control—if only for two hours.
"A Complete Unknown," directed by James Mangold, portrays Bob Dylan during the years 1961 to 1965, focusing on his cataclysmic transformation from folk singer to rock icon.
Let me now wish you a Very Happy New Year and offer the most moving performance of Auld Lang Syne I have ever heard. The singers are the Choral Scholars of University College, Dublin.
At the heart of the program is J.S. Bach's fifth cantata of his Christmas Oratorio “Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen,“ BWV 248, first performed on January 2, 1735, in Leipzig.
